Elden Ring Update Points To Shadows Of The Erdtree DLC News
It's been nearly a year since FromSoftware announced Shadow of the Erdtree, and nearly two since Elden Ring first launched. We still don't know much about the upcoming expansion aside from what we can glean from the vague teaser art, but news might be imminent as an update was just made to Steam's backend.
As noted by Ziostorm on Twitter, the DLC category has been updated on SteamDB with a new package for the first time in two years. It doesn't have a name yet, listed as "Unknown App 2778580", but it's worth noting that all DLC in this section of SteamDB is extra downloadable content, such as the adventure guide, digital artbook, and bonus gesture, so this won't be a free update akin to the colosseum. Shadow is the most likely explanation.
FromSoftware could be preparing to announce and release the DLC soon, something backed by a collaboration with Thrustmaster (as reported by Eurogamer).
Leaked promotional material revealed a set of controllers releasing in February to "sync with the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion release". It fits with the backend update, not to mention that Pure Arts is launching its first Elden Ring collectable of the year next month.
Elden Ring might've teased the DLC as far back as 2022 with a tweet that read, "Your choices will shape the future of all who dwell in the shadow of the Erdtree".
That would mean that, if the speculation and leaks pan out, Shadow of the Erdtree was announced on Elden Ring's first anniversary and then released on its second.
We don't know much else as of yet, though fans have been eagerly digging into the lone teaser image to try and unearth as much lore as possible. But according to prominent leaker Lance McDonald, Elden Ring was originally going to have two expansions bundled together in a season pass before they were merged into one, resulting in Shadow of the Erdtree. It wouldn't be the first time this happened, as Bloodborne's The Old Hunters DLC likewise began life as two separate expansions. At any
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